By Andrew A. Smith
Tribune Content Agency
Want more Defenders? Let Captain Comics take you to the source for the reaing that will tide you over until the next Netflix series comes out.
But first, let’s get this out of the way: While the comic book D
Read more…The Hellblazer Vol 1: The Poison Truth (Rebirth)
Simon Oliver, writer; Moritat, Pia Guerra, Jose Marzan Jr., artists; Andre Szymanowicz, colorist
DC Comics, 2017
They keep starting and cancelling John Constantine series, but he never stays away fo
Read more…I'm thinking about doing a story about Defenders "must-read" stories. It wouldn't be actual Defenders comics, of course, but instead stories about the TV roll call. Here's what I'm thinking about. Y'all feel free to chime in with your favorite ones o
Read more…By Andrew A. Smith
Tribune Content Agency
It’s a pretty dizzying time for streaming services, especially if you’re a fan of Peak Geek TV.
First, Disney announced it was removing its content from Netflix and starting its own streaming service.
Then th
Read more…Here's a good news/bad news post.
The bad news:
As some of you may know, I was laid off from The Commercial Appeal newspaper in Memphis back in late March.
This didn't come as that great a surprise. Even though I'd worked there for 27 years, the last
Read more…We’re all comics fans here, and some of us have been circling around this community for a very long time. I don’t know that we’ve ever discussed how we got into this particular hobby, however. So how and why did you come to love comics?
I’ll start.
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POP CULTURE ICONS ADAM WEST & WILLIAM SHATNER UNITE TO VOICE THE TITLE CHARACTERS FOR AN ALL-NEW, ACTION-PACKED, ANIMATED FILM, WARNER BROS. HOME ENTERTAINMENT’S BATMAN VS. TWO-FACE COMING OCTOBER 10, 2017 TO DIGITAL AND OCTOBER 17,
Read more…I just saw some scans from Adventure Comics #397, where Supergirl teams up with Wonder Woman. However, of interest is that a couple of times during the story, Supergirl uses super-telepathy to get information from people. Was this some power she had
Read more…I've been watching Batman '66 in order for the first time -- on H&I, not MeTV (sorry Me) -- and I just hit the first episode of Season 2.
Is it just me, or did Batman get new ears for the new season?
Read more…One of the comics picked up yesterday had an in-house add for The Adventures of Jerry Lewis. On the cover it shows him facing a barbarian while Wonder Woman (not in her normal costume, a red top and white skirt) is promising him help. Anyone ever
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WITNESS THE FORMATION OF THE WORLD’S GREATEST SUPER HERO TEAM WHEN WARNER BROS. HOME ENTERTAINMENT AND DC ENTERTAINMENT RELEASE JUSTICE LEAGUE: THE NEW FRONTIER COMMEMORATIVE EDITION OCTOBER 3, 2017 ON BLU-RAY™ COMBO PACK, BLU-RAY™ STEE
Read more…I think I like the shows. 45 minutes to park, 20 minutes in line and the attachments will show the crowds. Forget seeing any of the celebrity guests, it was all I could do to get to discount long boxes.
Read more…Copyright Marvel Films
Spidey faces off against The Vulture in this concept art for Spider-Man: Homecoming. Vulture doesn’t look like an old guy does he?
By Andrew A. Smith
Tribune Content Agency
Spider-Man: Homecoming arrives July 7, and with it a
Read more…I cannot find a thread like this one. If there's a thread like this one, feel free to move this comment.
Anyone think of an old comic you read that, even with the help of the Almighty Google, you cannot find or identify?
I recall a horror comic I saw
Read more…Whew! I don’t think I’ve ever had every question in a quiz shot down as fast as they were this year. Clearly, I underestimated the popularity of the Silver-Age appearances of the Justice Society heroes. My Earth-Two questions proved to be not as d
(I'll do a spoilery review later.) Saw this last night at the De Lux over to Holtsville. I enjoyed it a lot. I was a little concerned when I heard that Hideaki Anno was going to direct it - he's brilliant, but a little bit screwy, and I was afraid
Read more…Haruo Nakajima, the first man to wear the Godzilla suit, has passed away.
A great loss. With the advent of CGI, there will never be another like him.
A.D.: After Death
Scott Snyder, writer; Jeff Lemire, illustrator
Image Comics, 2017
Dystopian science fiction has become an increasingly crowded genre, but Snyder and Lemire have managed to come up with a unique concept--and they execute it brillia
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